Daily Republican., 1887-12-31
ON T. II ASrY WORD.

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While a young girl, bluff hearted
isiior, a HANDSOME, qciok.sempered Eel.
low, wao |ikei TO nave his own way,
and was very proud Of his little bog
Bonnie.
She was thinking tonight OF their
parting threa yeats ago, and blamed
anger. She half feared thss he woold
never come back.
On the morning he went aTay, Bere
mic, was busy preparing his out6s,
whsn he came TO her and naked her for
q paper OF Importance, a PROMISE
note he had given her to take care Of.
After hasty search she declared che
could no: find 1t.
"Ba: gave It to you" said the bus.
band. 81 always give you things /
want taken care Of"
"a foolish habit, too" retorted Bsre.!
moe. ep!tefully. why not take ca o
Of them yourself? And you may here.
after; l won't havs my desk crowded
with such rubbish"
Thereupon making good her words.
she tossed the papers she had been over
looking on the hoor.
"Wby, Berry," be began, and then,
short and turned away.
His wife saw in an ipstant what she
he'd done, but, with the perversi,y OF o |
child, instead OF try ing to maze repara |
tion, as her woman's heart yOsrned tos
do, she made matters worse.
Il ehsn't look another BIZ" sha eaid
petulantly, pushing the papers aside
with her pretty foot. 81 havs vested
half the morning already. You bother
me 80, wish yeu we've gone "
"I'm poiDg row, thea, Bsrerics.
Good.by"
Hs did not evan turn to look st her,
but strobe from the room and out into
tho yard. Bonnie was playing before
the doorway, and Berenice, standing
bresthless, heard him kiss the child and
say
"Good.by, little one! b q good boy
to mother; don't forgeil"
That was the last. Whom, after .
moment OF stunned bewilderment, she
hurried to tho dso:, he was gone.
Month folio wed month, year drittsd
etter year, and Bsreoics lived, and
Bennie grew up to sturdy lad, never
forgetting his fathers parting COM
mand. He WAS q good boy 70 bia
mother; bug ell his SIMPLE, ursfflcted
devotion, 30 Ike his fathers oouid rot
drive the unspeak sole sorrow from Der
eyss. or the singing relorse from her
heart.
Tuat night, "a Beren!co Chudleiah Fat
a: her little boys bedhide, thinsinR OF
that parting three years aso, Bennie
Suddenly awoke. and said,--
"Oh, mother, mother, wat ts u?-
what - 1t? cant Jtl!, bit feel some
thing. What Is II, Triton? IS tie
dog pricked up his ears.
The dog listened again; then be
bounded to the door ard be gan ID
scratch vigorously aud su.f b6nesth It,.
'O1, mother, mother!" called Bsnnie
Ia amazed alright.
: She arose with a trembling hand AID
death white face.
"why, my boy, my darling" abs
whispered; then she went 80 the ooor
, and opened 1t.
Triton stood an Instant with his cara
erect and his nose to tho ground; then
no SHOT off, making great Aging ltaps,
, , and uttertug short, oxnltapt cries. I'm
, i, pei cd by something stronger than her
selg, or her own uiil, Bereuice followed
him, and p, or. { Fl ishted .i:tle B was
leu alone.
! Dat through the wild, dark might she
,, went, down to tho bleak, toy cliffs, and
there, standing upon the desolate saads,
= his black, tnily figure sharply detued
against the pale, wintry sky, shs saw
? tue form Of a ;nsn, with Teton lespine
). and barking around him; and never
. pausing, never stopping to question OF
! wonder, bat impelled by Ii wild in
! stiuct, she few on and 90, until she Eel
: bfeashle lots aud senseless nc his feet.
. When she woke TO he again she wa'
. Ia the cottage, lying on Bannie's little
bed, with the glimmer OF the hreighI
= before her, and Bonnie himself wa.
! hanging over her, pAttiDg her cheea'
. = with his chubby hands, and kissing hel
= vigorously, his blae eyes shining will
), look they had naver known before
" Then Wild. vague hope thrilled
. through her, and she started TO her fec
i. with cry that Iarg above the din o
Q tho storm.
Yes, there he e,ood, bronzed, wor,
= ana changer, hat with the same honest
: kindly eyes, Ben Chueleiga, her OWL
!, husband. He held cut his aims, bu
, che went down PROSTATE at hia feet.
30 Zen! Or, my husband! my dar
. ling! forgive nae! know that God has
. because he has given you back to ms
Ben, sobbiuR liRe woman, Gathtrst
y her up In bis strong arms, kissing ne
70 lips wildly.
!; "Tnere's nothing to forgive, Berry,
. be said OF last. when he had command
. OF his voice; 81 WAS most to blame;
. shouldn't have gone of In pet.
u meant to come back, bat our veOse
10 fsiled to put in at any o! the ports. gu
=, ! W hen she took FIRE just escaped Will
!. my lifc. A foreign vessel picked ms al
~ and took me to Calcutta. At last
70 thank Goo an OF home.'
. Berenico did not speak, she onl.
10 chung to him with her radiant eye
=. fixed upon his.
10 Little Bepn.e, his bare, brown leg
20 sho wing beneath his scsnty night-roDe
III ,ook ed on wistfully for q moment; the
q stole forward and threw his bieses
10 pine knot Oh the fire. The blszs wen
D. dancing up the chimney, and Triton
D. shaking the sleet from his shaggy sidet
u stretched himself before II Benni
10 smiled with satisfaction, and crept {
70 his mothers side.
70 Mother" he whispered, "shall
* make another tea now for father?
~ Then lingering o moment and restin
IA his tiaxen head against ths seamAp
70 shoulder, he said, II didn't ever forg'
"a your last words, father; 1 have b. en-
10 good boy to motber. IL was grieyinR Z
u for you that made her look 60 white an
10 sorry"
10 His father. gathering him to h
9 breast rs II he we're babe, wept ov,
~ ard emil rscel hin.
~ "Ay, my lad" he said, "and bot
y, ~ she al you arc done grieving for q
% tbs rest Of your days II your father Gu
make II 80"
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